SBS News – Australia ·australia ·3 hours ago

Beaconsfield 20 years on: the Australian spirit of grit and humour remembered

Twenty years after the Beaconsfield mine disaster in Tasmania, the spirit of resilience and humor of survivors Todd Russell and Brant Webb is remembered. On Anzac Day 2006, a minor earthquake trapped the men nearly one kilometer underground, prompting a heroic rescue that captivated the nation. The mine closed in 2012 with plans to resume operations by 2026.

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